The Atlas

Barangays in Bicol Region

The barangay is the smallest local government: where the government's plans and services reach the community, and where neighbours settle disputes.^[1] A punong barangay, often called the kapitan, leads it with seven elected kagawad and the chairperson of the Sangguniang Kabataan.^[1]

A barangay is created by law or by an ordinance of its province or city, and only when its voters approve it in a plebiscite. It needs at least 2,000 people, or 5,000 in Metro Manila and the highly urbanized cities.^[1]

Open Bicol Region

Barangays in Bicol Region, at a glance

Barangays: 3,471^[2]
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 6,064,426^[3]
Urban or ruralUrban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 350 urban^[4]; 3,121 rural, as the PSA classes each barangay.
Most people: Concepcion Pequeña^[5]; Naga City, Camarines Sur; 26,192 people
Largest by landLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: Cabadisan^[6]; Ragay, Camarines Sur; about 100.30 km²
Fastest growing, 5,000 people or moreGrowth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: Carangcang^{[5, 7]}; Magarao, Camarines Sur; 14.05% a year, 2020 to 2024
Fewer people than in 2020Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary: 1,770 barangays^[7]; Of those with 5,000 people or more, the steepest fall: Magang, −5.05% a year.

Each row is a barangay, with its 2024 census figures. Choose a column heading or a sort button to order the list, and choose it again to turn the order round. Narrow it with the menus.

3,471 barangays, 2,401 to 2,450 shown, most people first.

Barangays in Bicol Region, most people
Rank	Name	People, 2024	People per km²	Area	Growth, 2020–2024	Urban or rural
2,401	San RoqueTinambac, Camarines Sur	886	about 73	about 12.13 km²	0.63% a year	Rural
2,402	AslongLibmanan, Camarines Sur	885	about 392	about 2.26 km²	−0.16% a year	Rural
2,403	CalumpangPlacer, Masbate	885	about 113	about 7.86 km²	−2.03% a year	Rural
2,404	RizalDimasalang, Masbate	884	about 162	about 5.45 km²	0.27% a year	Rural
2,405	Santa IsabelCalabanga, Camarines Sur	884	about 6,225	about 0.142 km²	−0.88% a year	Rural
2,406	CampanaUson, Masbate	883	about 96	about 9.22 km²	−1.24% a year	Rural
2,407	San JuanMagarao, Camarines Sur	881	about 759	about 1.16 km²	−6.82% a year	Rural
2,408	TagdonBarcelona, Sorsogon	881	about 1,372	about 0.642 km²	2.56% a year	Rural
2,409	UnionTinambac, Camarines Sur	880	about 97	about 9.08 km²	−1.64% a year	Rural
2,410	MabuhayBalud, Masbate	879	about 78	about 11.21 km²	−1.22% a year	Rural
2,411	ManawanCamalig, Albay	878	about 186	about 4.72 km²	1.42% a year	Rural
2,412	MaquedaCaramoan, Camarines Sur	877	about 430	about 2.04 km²	1.13% a year	Rural
2,413	PinamangcaanMandaon, Masbate	877	about 91	about 9.67 km²	1.51% a year	Rural
2,414	BugangPio V. Corpus, Masbate	876	about 151	about 5.79 km²	0.70% a year	Rural
2,415	CentroMandaon, Masbate	876	about 133	about 6.59 km²	−1.17% a year	Rural
2,416	SevillaDonsol, Sorsogon	876	about 267	about 3.28 km²	0.93% a year	Rural
2,417	MampungoParacale, Camarines Norte	874	about 165	about 5.31 km²	−0.25% a year	Rural
2,418	TapolBaao, Camarines Sur	874	about 151	about 5.78 km²	0.17% a year	Rural
2,419	BangateBarcelona, Sorsogon	873	about 317	about 2.75 km²	0.78% a year	Rural
2,420	LiguanRapu-Rapu, Albay	873	about 457	about 1.91 km²	0.06% a year	Rural
2,421	ManinilaCamalig, Albay	873	about 393	about 2.22 km²	−6.18% a year	Rural
2,422	BacolodMagallanes, Sorsogon	872	about 39,636	about 0.022 km²	−4.20% a year	Rural
2,423	Ban-AoPlacer, Masbate	872	about 287	about 3.04 km²	−2.67% a year	Rural
2,424	RizalOas, Albay	872	about 5,973	about 0.146 km²	−0.83% a year	Rural
2,425	Villa PogadoCataingan, Masbate	872	about 318	about 2.74 km²	−0.30% a year	Rural
2,426	TilodBaras, Catanduanes	871	about 409	about 2.13 km²	0.62% a year	Rural
2,427	CalawitSan Jose, Camarines Sur	870	about 2,479	about 0.351 km²	−1.12% a year	Rural
2,428	LupiPrieto Diaz, Sorsogon	870	about 813	about 1.07 km²	1.05% a year	Rural
2,429	RizalSan Andres, Catanduanes	870	about 191	about 4.55 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
2,430	San RoqueViga, Catanduanes	870	about 161	about 5.42 km²	−1.61% a year	Rural
2,431	LourdesPilar, Sorsogon	869	about 319	about 2.72 km²	−1.05% a year	Rural
2,432	PorogBulusan, Sorsogon	869	about 790	about 1.10 km²	−0.27% a year	Rural
2,433	CalanagaRapu-Rapu, Albay	868	about 206	about 4.22 km²	0.73% a year	Rural
2,434	DangpananPlacer, Masbate	868	about 130	about 6.66 km²	−0.08% a year	Rural
2,435	TawadEsperanza, Masbate	868	about 125	about 6.97 km²	−2.04% a year	Rural
2,436	BagsaOas, Albay	867	about 445	about 1.95 km²	−0.22% a year	Rural
2,437	Daculang TubigSan Fernando, Camarines Sur	867	about 267	about 3.25 km²	0.65% a year	Rural
2,438	OsmeñaCataingan, Masbate	867	about 208	about 4.17 km²	0.25% a year	Rural
2,439	San AntonioSan Jose, Camarines Sur	867	about 4,587	about 0.189 km²	−3.71% a year	Rural
2,440	Villa PazJovellar, Albay	866	about 198	about 4.38 km²	−1.82% a year	Rural
2,441	NeighborhoodBato, Camarines Sur	865	about 347	about 2.49 km²	4.96% a year	Rural
2,442	SalvacionJose Panganiban, Camarines Norte	865	about 907	about 0.954 km²	0.56% a year	Rural
2,443	AniogSagñay, Camarines Sur	864	about 91	about 9.48 km²	2.17% a year	Rural
2,444	San AntonioBalud, Masbate	864	about 554	about 1.56 km²	−1.98% a year	Rural
2,445	SagradaBato, Camarines Sur	863	about 303	about 2.85 km²	−0.52% a year	Rural
2,446	FranciaLigao City, Albay	862	about 269	about 3.21 km²	−0.44% a year	Rural
2,447	La MedallaPolangui, Albay	862	about 269	about 3.21 km²	1.71% a year	Rural
2,448	San AntonioDonsol, Sorsogon	862	about 259	about 3.33 km²	2.52% a year	Rural
2,449	Palta SmallVirac, Catanduanes	861	about 222	about 3.87 km²	−2.28% a year	Rural
2,450	PinamasaganSan Fernando, Camarines Sur	861	about 260	about 3.31 km²	0.20% a year	Rural

How it fits

A barangay is the smallest unit of government, led by a punong barangay (the kapitan) and a council of kagawad. Every city and municipality is made up of barangays.

Sources

The list shows each place's own figures: people from the PSA's 2024 census, growth from its 2020 census, land areas from the Land Management Bureau's 2019 masterlist. A barangay's area is measured inside its border on UN OCHA's map and is approximate, and a barangay shows no growth where its border changed after 2020. Every figure's source is on its place's page; how Scene works out the rest.

1.Congress of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7160: the Local Government Code of 1991. Published October 10, 1991. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Philippine government work, no copyright (Republic Act No. 8293, Section 176.1). Open the source
2.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 2nd Quarter 2026: Publication Datafile. Published June 30, 2026. Read by Scene September 24, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
3.Philippine Statistics Authority. Population and Annual Population Growth Rate of the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities Based on the 2010, 2015, 2020 and 2024 Population Census (OpenSTAT table 0211A6DAPG0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
4.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population and Urban Population by Urban Classification and Region, Province, Highly Urbanized City, City/Municipality and Barangay: Philippines, 2024 (OpenSTAT table 0231A6DPUP0). Published August 7, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
5.Philippine Statistics Authority. Total Population, Household Population, and Number of Households by Province, City, Municipality, and Barangay as of 01 July 2024: Bicol Region (OpenSTAT table 0051A6DTPH4). Published August 4, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
6.UN OCHA, from the PSA and NAMRIA. Philippines: Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB), barangay layer. Published February 13, 2025. Read by Scene September 25, 2026. CC BY-IGO 3.0. Open the source
7.Philippine Statistics Authority. Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC), 4th Quarter 2022: Publication Datafile, with the 2015 and 2020 census counts (the PSA's file, as the Internet Archive keeps it). Published December 31, 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

Scene adds what the sources do not print themselves: growth rates, shares, barangay areas and densities, coordinates, neighbours and distances, each computed from the figures and borders above. How each is made.

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